Moduma Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Moduma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moduma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Moduma (13) may also be a first name.

Moduma Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Moduma Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Moduma is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Moduma? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,723,624th most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Moduma live; 63 percent live in Southern Africa and 63 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held forename globally, held by 13 people.

Moduma is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 10,835,541. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Free State, where 40 percent reside, Gauteng, where 20 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 20 percent reside. Beside South Africa this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 25 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 13 percent reside.

Moduma Last Name Statistics demography

Moduma earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 86.24% less than the national average, earning R 32,700 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Modumai9221/
Moudouma861,402/
Maduma834,753/
Modumo83914/
Muduma83870/
Modumi8355/
Modume8339/
Modima8336/
Meduma8313/
Modoma839/
Moudhouma801/
Madduma772,081/
Madouma77984/
Modimea77192/
Mudumha77107/
Madhuma7781/
Mudhuma7722/
Madumai7720/
Mudumah778/
Modoumi775/
Maduuma775/
Madumma775/
Modumis773/
Modimma773/
Madumah773/
Madumha772/
Mudumma772/
Mohdumi771/
Mudeuma771/
Mhaduma771/
Mudduma771/
Maduema771/
Madumad771/
Mudauma771/
Madeuma771/
Madhumay7180/
Mahdumah7111/
Modoumet719/
Madhumat718/
Muddumma716/
Modhumoy716/
Madhumma713/
Moudoumi711/
Maïdouma711/
Madumo673,014/
Madume671,548/
Modimo671,530/
Mudoma67827/
Mudumi67335/
Modomo67231/
Mudumo67229/
Madumi67212/
Moudoumou6772/
Medima6762/
Mudume6760/
Mahadumas6712/
Madoumaya671/
Mudumy671/
Modome671/
Modomi671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Moduma
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